HECTOR GUIMARD – HANGING FIXTURE, CIRCA 1900
HANGING FIXTURE, CIRCA 1900
Bronze and glass
Original fittings
Total height: 80 cm.; 22 cm. large
TONY SELMERSHEIM – COLIN & CIE. – PAIR OF LAMPS, 1903
PAIR OF LAMPS, 1903
Gilded bronze and molded glass
50 cm. high
Bibliography
Art et Décoration, 1903, vol. I, illustrated p. 156 in an article by Frantz Jourdain that describes a building built avenue Victor-Hugo by Charles Plumet and whose interior was realized in collaboration with Tony Selmersheim
MAURICE BOUVAL – COLIN & CIE. – “LES OMBELLES”, 1903
“LES OMBELLES”, 1903
Rare table lamp in chased gilt bronze and engraved molded blown glass
56.5 cm. high
Exhibition
Salon de la Société des Artistes Français, Paris, 1903
1900, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, March 14 – June 26, 2000, ill. p. 285, n. 307
Bibliography
Le Style moderne, L’Art appliqué. revue internationale, H. Laurens éditeur, Paris, 1903-1904, p. 5
Laurence Buffet-Challié, Le Modern Style, Baschet et Cie, éditeurs, Paris, n.d. p. 173, pl. n. 8
JEAN DAMPT – “COLOMBINE” FIVE LIGHT HANGING FIXTURE, CIRCA 1900
“COLOMBINE” FIVE LIGHT HANGING FIXTURE, CIRCA 1900
Gilt bronze and molded satinated glass, four glass flower buds
96 x 75 cm.
Bibliography
Edith Mannoni, Meubles et ensembles style 1900, Charles Massin éd., Paris, 1968, ill. p. 11
Wolf Uecker, Art Nouveau and Art Deco Lamps and Candlesticks, Abbeville Press Publishers, New York, 1986, ill. p. 44
MAURICE BOUVAL – THIEBAUT FRERES, FUMIERE and GAVIGNOT – PAIR OF CANDELABRA “IRIS” OR “REVE ET OBSESSION” CIRCA 1900
PAIR OF CANDELABRA “IRIS” OR “REVE ET OBSESSION” CIRCA 1900
Figural gilt bronze; the base in green onyx
Signed, and stamped with foundry mark
54.6 cm. high
Exhibition
Salon des Artistes Français, 1898, for a variation of the design with two branches in silver, probably executed by Falize
Salon du Mobilier, Paris, 1905
Bibliography
Revue des arts décoratifs, 1898, inset plate p. 170, for a variation of the design with two branches
Les bronzes, l’orfèvrerie, la bijouterie au Salon du Mobilier de 1905, pl. 194: candélabre Iris
edited by Thiébaut, Fumière & Cie, avenue de l’Opéra
A. Duncan, Art Nouveau & Art Deco Lighting, Simon & Schuster, New York, 1978, pl. XXIX
Macklowe Gallery, Dynamic Beauty, ill. p. 77
MAX BLONDAT – “LA VAGUE”, 1902-1903
“LA VAGUE”, 1902-1903
Rare pair of gilt bronze and moonstone table lamps, original patina
Signed
49 and 42 cm. high
Exhibition
Salon de la Société des Artistes Français, Paris, 1903
Exposition de l’Habitation, Grand Palais, Paris, 1904. Stand of maison Diot
Bibliography
L’Art Décoratif aux Expositions des Beaux-Arts, 1903, premier volume, Armand Guérinet, éditeur,
Librairie d’Art Décoratif, Paris, ill. pl. 90
L’Art Décoratif, August 1904, ill. p. 17
Victor Arwas, Art Nouveau: The French Aesthetic, Andreas Papadakis Publisher, London, 2002,
ill. p. 279
Provenance
The few examples in bronze of Max-Blondat’s work that have appeared at auction were all cast by
Siot-Decauville. No other foundry has been listed. There are 12 different models by Max Blondat
in the Siot-Decauville early 20th century catalogue but not our lamps which could have been executed as a special order or a discontinued model for cost reasons
RENE LALIQUE – ONE OF A PAIR OF “BLES” WALL LIGHTS, 1907
ONE OF A PAIR OF “BLES” WALL LIGHTS, 1907
Bronze and frosted glass
68 cm. high
Bibliography
Felix Marcilhac, R. LALIQUE, catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre de verre, p. 43
Provenance
Anna Blake Collection, South Africa, acquired directly from the artist
GEORGES DE FEURE – PAIR OF CANDELABRA, CIRCA 1900
PAIR OF CANDELABRA, CIRCA 1900
Patinated bronze, each flower holder in Louis Comfort Tiffany glass and the shades after a model by Louis Comfort Tiffany
50 cm. high
The original drawing of this design by Georges De Feure is kept in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. (See: Gabriel P. Weisberg, L’Art Nouveau Bing – Paris Style 1900, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., publishers, New York, 1986, p. 174, n. 34.)
Exhibition
Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900 (Bing pavilion)
Georges de Feure 1868-1943, Musée Van Gogh, Amsterdam, 26 November 1993-13 February 1994, ill. p. 88 n. 103 in the exhibition catalogue
Georges de Feure – Du symbolisme à l’art nouveau (1890-1905), Musée départemental Maurice Denis, Saint-Germain-En-Laye and Fondation Neumann, Gingins, Switzerland, March-September 1995, p. 91, n. 109 in the exhibition catalogue
Bibliography
Art et Décoration, January 1901, ill. p. 87
L’Art Décoratif, April 1901, ill. p. 23
La Décoration Ancienne et Moderne, 10th year, ill. pl. 36
RAOUL LARCHE – SIOT-DECAUVILLE – “LOIE FULLER”, CIRCA 1901
“LOIE FULLER”, CIRCA 1901
Rare pair of lamps in gilt bronze
Each lamp is signed. Numbered K471 for one lampe. Numbered K493 for the other lamp. With foundry mark
44.5 cm. high
Exhibition
Art Nouveau 1890-1914, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, n. 16.11 in the exhibition catalogue
Loïe Fuller danseuse de l’Art Nouveau, Nancy, Musée des Beaux-arts, May 17 – August 19, 2002,
ill. p. 122, n. 36 in the exhibition catalogue
Bibliography
Maison Siot-Decauville catalogue, ill. page 85
Patricia Bayer, Art Nouveau, Antiques World, October 1981, ill.page 24
Frederick R. Brandt, Late 19th and Early 20th Century Decorative Arts – The Sydney and Frances Lewis Collection in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, University of Washington Press, 1985, p. 47
Malcom Haslam, In the Art Nouveau Style, Thames and Hudson, New York, 1989, p. 35
Renate Ulmer, Art Nouveau Symbolismus und Jugendstil in Frankreich, Arnoldsche, 1999,
ill. p. 75, n. 63
Art Nouveau 1890-1914, V&A publications, 2000, p. 261
FRENCH – “CHARDONS” WALL SCONCES, CIRCA 1900
“CHARDONS” WALL SCONCES, CIRCA 1900
Wrought iron
80 cm. high
We can attribute this work to Emile Robert, Régius or an artisan from the School of Nancy
EDWARD COLONNA – ART NOUVEAU BING – TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1901
TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1901
Metal, four waterleaf in relief on the base
Signed
48 cm. high
Exhibition
Dr. Martin Eidelberg, E. Colonna, Dayton Art Institute, 1984, fig. 1, p.47, n°99, p. 86 in the exhibition catalogue
Bibliography
” Une lampe de ” L’Art Nouveau Bing “, dont le modèle a été donné par M. Colonna, ainsi qu’une autre, composée par M. Paul Follot pour la Maison Moderne, sont des lampes de table ou de bureau, à foyer caché par un abat-jour. On trouvera dans celle de M. Colonna une très grande grâce. La ligne se poursuit d’un jet depuis le pied jusqu’au sommet, accentuée par des épanouissements de feuilles, et s’arquant pour suspendre l’abat-jour de soie moulé sur des côtes en spirale “. L’Art Décoratif, March 1903, ill. p. 80
Renate Ulmer, Art Nouveau Symbolismus und Jugendstil in Frankreich, Arnoldsche, 1999, ill. p. 133, n°113
EDWARD COLONNA – ART NOUVEAU BING – TABLE LAMPS, CIRCA 1901
TABLE LAMPS, CIRCA 1901
Metal, four waterleaf in relief on the base.
Signed
48 cm. high
Exhibition
Dr. Martin Eidelberg, E. Colonna, Dayton Art Institute, 1984, fig. 1, p.47, n°99, p. 86 in the exhibition catalogue
Bibliography
” Une lampe de ” L’Art Nouveau Bing “, dont le modèle a été donné par M. Colonna, ainsi qu’une autre, composée par M. Paul Follot pour la Maison Moderne, sont des lampes de table ou de bureau, à foyer caché par un abat-jour. On trouvera dans celle de M. Colonna une très grande grâce. La ligne se poursuit d’un jet depuis le pied jusqu’au sommet, accentuée par des épanouissements de feuilles, et s’arquant pour suspendre l’abat-jour de soie moulé sur des côtes en spirale “. L’Art Décoratif, March 1903, ill. p. 80
Renate Ulmer, Art Nouveau Symbolismus und Jugendstil in Frankreich, Arnoldsche, 1999, ill. p. 133, n°113
EMILE GALLE – IMPORTANT LAMP, CIRCA 1900
IMPORTANT LAMP, CIRCA 1900
Triple glass with metallic powder inclusions with a design of butterflies on the shade on a arborescent landscape. Fired polished and hammered
The mount in patinated bronze
Etched signature
70 cm. high
Diameter of the shade: 40.5 cm.
JEAN BAFFIER – “FLEUR DE POIS” CANDLESTICK, CIRCA 1900
“FLEUR DE POIS” CANDLESTICK, CIRCA 1900
Pewter
Signed
Exhibition
Maison Siot-Decauville catalogue, ill. pl. 87
ABEL LANDRY – LA MAISON MODERNE – PAIR OF CANDELABRAS, CIRCA 1900
PAIR OF CANDELABRAS, CIRCA 1900
Silver pewter
28.5 cm. high
Bibliography
Illustrated in La Maison Moderne’s catalog
The Modern Style, J. Hoffmann Jr, p. 221
ABEL LANDRY – TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1907
TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1907
Dark patinated bronze
Signed
48.5 cm high; 25.2 cm. wide
Bibliography
Répertoire d’art décoratif moderne, tome III, ill. p. 60, n. 76
ABEL LANDRY – LA MAISON MODERNE – PAIR OF CANDELABRAS, CIRCA 1900
PAIR OF CANDELABRAS, CIRCA 1900
Gilt bronze with original patina
Fitted for two lights each
Signed
33 cm. high
Bibliography
Documents sur l'Art Industriel au XXème siècle, edited by La Maison Moderne, Paris, Les appareils d'éclairage, ill. p. 7, under the reference “Candélabre n°1561-1”
MAURICE BOUVAL – THIEBAUT FRERES – CANDLESTICK, CIRCA 1900
CANDLESTICK, CIRCA 1900
Bronze with a brown patina
Signed Bouval, numbered 9240. With foundry mark
11 cm. high
20.5 cm. long
MAURICE BOUVAL – THIEBAUT FRERES – RARE CANDLESTICK, CIRCA 1900
RARE CANDLESTICK, CIRCA 1900
Bronze with a brown patina
Signed Bouval and Thiébaut frères, numbered 1851
10 cm. high
16 cm. long
GEORGES DE FEURE – ART NOUVEAU BING – RARE PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
RARE PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
Bronze with a brown patina
Bearing the Art Nouveau Bing store label
43 cm. high
Bibliography
L’Art appliqué, 1904-1905, H. Laurens éditeur, ill pl. 23
Ian Millman, Georges de Feure Maître du Symbolisme et de l’Art Nouveau, éditions ACR, Paris 1992, ill. p. 172
Ian Millman, Georges de Feure 1868-1943, Catalogue de l’exposition Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, ill. p. 87, n. 100
MARIUS MARS-VALLETT – COLIN & CIE. – “LOIE FULLER” CANDLESTICK, CIRCA 1900
“LOIE FULLER” CANDLESTICK, CIRCA 1900
Gilt bronze
Signed
23.5 cm. high
MAURICE BOUVAL – COLIN & CIE – PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
Gilt bronze, the base in marble
Signed and with foundry mark E. COLIN & Cie / PARIS
33.4 cm. high
FRANK SCHEIDECKER – TABLE LAMP, 1907
TABLE LAMP, 1907
Hand cut copper, brass and bronze
Signed FS on the tank
90 cm. high
Exhibition
Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, 1907
Bibliography
Paris Salons, vol. V, p. 483
LOUIS CHALON – LOUCHET PAUL, Maison – “LE SOMMEIL ET L’EVEIL”, CIRCA 1900
“LE SOMMEIL ET L’EVEIL”, CIRCA 1900
Bronze with two patinas
Signed
Marked Louchet under the base
11.5 cm. high
9.5 cm. high
PAUL BRINDEAU DE JARNY – PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
Chased and silvered melted bronze with a design of ivy
Signed
29 cm. high
Identical model at the Petit Palais, inv. OGAL 00136
Exhibition
Société des Artistes Décorateurs, Paris, 1904
Bibliography
Karin Blanc, Ferronnerie en Europe au XXème siècle, éditions Monelle Hayot, 2015, ill. p. 153
ALBERT DAMMOUSE – GILBERT RENE PEJAC – TABLE LAMP, UNIQUE, 1910
TABLE LAMP, UNIQUE, 1910
The base in copper; the shade in pâte d’émail with a decoration of leaves and butterflies in flight
27 cm. high
11 cm. diameter
At the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts of 1910, Gilbert Pejac exhibited two table lamps in patinated copper with shades by Dammouse
The other was offered at Christie’s Geneva in 1993
Exhibition
Musée du verre de Conches, Conches en Ouche, Animal – Bestiaire de verre de la fin du XIX siècle à nos jours, 9 March-24 November 2019, ill. pp. 32, 33
Bibliography
Karin Blanc, Ferronnerie en Europe au XXème siècle, éditions Monelle Hayot, 2015, ill. p. 195
Provenance
Acquired from Dammouse nephews
LOUIS MAJORELLE – DAUM NANCY – TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
Marmorean glass and wrought iron. The base in marble
Dimension of the shade: 30 x 14 cm.
63 cm. high (with the base)
This model is illustrated in the Maison Majorelle catalogue without the base
LOUIS MAJORELLE – “POINCARE” FLOOR LAMP, VERY RARE, CIRCA 1900
“POINCARE” FLOOR LAMP, VERY RARE, CIRCA 1900
Patinated wrought iron, the shade in alabaster
197 cm. high
Bibliography
Alastair Duncan, Majorelle, Flammarion, 1991, n. 114
FREDERIC BOUCHERON – EMILE GUILLAUME – LUCIEN HIRTZ – PAIR OF ‘’FLAMBEAUX’’ CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
PAIR OF ‘’FLAMBEAUX’’ CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
Fine-cut gilt silver, carved ivory and translucent enamel
Signed F. Boucheron and Emile Guillaume, with silversmith and French Minerva marks
32.5 cm. high
Unique exhibition piece
The design of the mount and the translucent enamels are by Lucien Hirtz
Exhibition
Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900
L’Exposition des ivoires, Palais Galliera, June 1903
Exposition de la Maison Boucheron, described as ”Flambeaux. Statuettes d’ivoire”, by Guillaume
Boucheron 130 années de création et d’émotion, Institut de France, Musée Jacquemard – André, Paris, 16 September – 31 October 1988, n. 61 in the catalogue
Bibliography
Paul Vitry, L’Orfèvrerie à l’Exposition (de 1900), Art et Décoration, December 1900, p. 174 :”…et des chandeliers qui sont de véritables bijoux composés de petites figurines d’ivoire et d’une corolle d’émaux formant bobèche”
Victor Champier, Les Industries d’Art à l’Exposition Universelle de 1900, Paris, Bureaux de la Revue des Arts Décoratifs, 1902, Tome II, a candlestick is ill. p. 180 “Porte-bougie en argent, figure ivoire” (M. Boucheron, orfèvre)
“De Guillaume aussi, étaient les deux petites figures d’ivoire enlacées par un roseau qui se terminait par une fleur en émail translucide servant de bobèche à des flambeaux”, Ministère du Commerce, de l’Industrie, des Postes et des Télégraphes – Exposition Universelle de 1900 à Paris – Rapports du Jury international – Classe 94 Orfèvrerie, Paris, Imprimerie nationale, 1902, p. 61
“Moins ambitieux et plus heureux sont MM. Boucheron et Vever. Dans la vitrine du premier on peut voir deux flambeaux, ivoire et émail, sculptés par M. Guillaume et une jolie pendule, où l’ivoire s’allie à l’or et à l’émail ; le second présente une broche et un pendant de cou, composés par Grasset. Ces deux bijoux sont déposés aux pieds d’une élégante ” Phryné “, signés de M. Scailliet.” Charles Saunier, L’ivoire au musée Galliéra, L’Art Décoratif, July 1903, p. 57
Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900.
L’Exposition des ivoires, musée Galliéra, June 1903, vitrine n°13. Maison Boucheron exhibition, described as “Flambeaux. Statuettes d’ivoire, par Guillaume”
Boucheron 130 années de création et d’émotion, Institut de France, musée Jacquemard-André, Paris 16 September – 31 October 1988, n. 61 in the exhibition catalogue
FRENCH – LOUIS MAJORELLE – “FEMME AUX IRIS”, A PAIR OF WALL SCONCES DESIGNED FOR THE RESTAURANT LUCAS CARTON, CIRCA 1902
“FEMME AUX IRIS”, A PAIR OF WALL SCONCES DESIGNED FOR THE RESTAURANT LUCAS CARTON, CIRCA 1902
Gilt and chased bronze, the petals of the iris in hammered copper
96.5 cm. high
39.5 cm. wide
Lucas Carton is one of the first gourmet restaurants in Paris. Located on the prestigious Place de la Madeleine,
it is famous for its exceptional Art Nouveau interior designed by Louis Majorelle at the turn of the 20th century
The pair of appliques we are offering was acquired from the Benedict Silverman Collection, New York
Bibliography
Fin de siècle masterpieces from the Silverman collection, New York, 1989, one wall-light illustrated p. 180, n. 90
EDGAR WILLIAM BRANDT – DAUM NANCY – A GINKO BILOBA CEILING LIGHT, CIRCA 1910
A GINKO BILOBA CEILING LIGHT, CIRCA 1910
Bronze, wrought iron, the shade in glass by Daum Nancy
Signed
51 cm. high; 36 cm. diameter
GEORGES DE FEURE – ART NOUVEAU BING – CANDLESTICK, CIRCA 1900
CANDLESTICK, CIRCA 1900
Bronze
29 cm. high
Bibliography
Art et Décoration, 1901, vol. I, ill. p. 87
L ‘Art Décoratif, April 1901, ill. p. 28
CAMILLE COLOT – TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1909
TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1909
Wrought iron; the original shade in carved horn
Signed
53 cm. high
Exhibition
Salon des Artistes Français, Paris, 1909
Bibliography
L’Art Décoratif aux Salons de 1909, Librairie d’Art Décoratif, Armand Guérinet éditor, ill. pl. 35-36
FRENCH – “MUGUET, SERPENT ET GRENOUILLES” TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
“MUGUET, SERPENT ET GRENOUILLES” TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
Gilt and silvered bronze
45 cm. high
PAUL FOLLOT – LA MAISON MODERNE – TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1904
TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1904
Patinated bronze base, the shade in openwork metal
Signed on the base
Bibliography
Le Style Moderne – L’Art Appliqué, 1ére année, 1903-1904, H. Laurens, éditeur, ill. pl. 5, fig. 4
GEORGES DE FEURE – PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900
Gilt bronze
34 cm. high
Bibliography
George De Feure, Maître du symbolisme et de l’Art Nouveau, Ian Millman, 1992, ill. p. 172
George De Feure, du symbolisme à l’art nouveau (1890-1905), Musée départemental Maurice Denis Le Prieuré, 1995, ill. p. 90, n. 108
Renate Ulmer, Art Nouveau Symbolismus und Jugendstil in Frankreich, Arnoldsche, 1999, ill. p. 139, n. 122
LOUIS MAJORELLE – DAUM NANCY – CEILING LIGHT, CIRCA 1900
CEILING LIGHT, CIRCA 1900
Wrought iron and glass white shades with strips in relief, the mount by Louis Majorelle
Acquired directly at the crystal Daum factory around 1992
Signed
20.5 cm. high
14.3 cm. diameter
LOUIS MAJORELLE – DAUM NANCY – TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1910
TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1910
Wrought iron base and mottled glass shade
the inner part acid etched with a fern motif
70 cm. high
COLIN & CIE – LOUIS CHALON – “WOMAN WITH A TORCH” TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
“WOMAN WITH A TORCH” TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
Gilt bronze, original frosted glass shade
The base in marble
Signed and with foundry mark
56 cm. high
PAUL FOLLOT – LA MAISON MODERNE – TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
Silvered bronze with original patina, with a stylized vegetal decor
Signed on the foot
60 cm. high
MAURICE DUFRENE – LA MAISON MODERNE – TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1900
Silvered patinated bronze
62 cm. high
32 cm. diameter